Bag and similar fastener.



U, LORENZ L H. WEIDE.

BAG AND SIMILAR FASTENBR.

APPLIGAMON MLEDJUNE 30,1913,

Patented Nov. 24, i914.

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OSWALD LORENZ, OF 8030EA, AND 'HANS 'WEXEBR BRGOKLYN, NEW ERK.

BAG iND SMILA?, FASTEG'ER.

Application nled June 3D, 1913.

vresiding at" Corona and Brooklyn, Arespectively, counties of vQueens and Kings, respectively, Aand State of New York, have inyic vented certain new and useful Improve- `ments in Bag and Similar Fasteners, fully described and represented in the following specification and the acccompanyin'g drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in devices for preventing the accidental opening of locks, latches, such as used to hold hand and other bags closed, the valves employed in gas lighting fixtures, and in other constructions including a movable part or member which is manually' i Operated to move it from locking `or unloclr'- ing or opening or closing position.

' It is the object of the invention to provide a construction by which the movable `member is operated to cause it to assume the desired 'position by means which are normally held out of operative relation with the member and which must irst be brought l into operative relation therewith before the member can be ,moved by ysuch means to unlatohing position, or in case bf a valve, before the valve can be turned to open it, whereby accidental movement of the member is prevented.

It is a further object of the invention to provide such a construction in which the mea-ns employedfor operating the member will be automatically returned and held in non-operative position with relation 'to the member after the member has been operated to move it to closed position, so that the member cannot again be moved until the operating means hasbeen `moved. into proper relation therewith. v

Generally the invention consists in providing an actuator which coperates with the member to be moved, as for instance, the

llatchV of a bag or the like, or the valve of a gas fixture, by Awhich the latch or valve is operated to open and close the same, this actuator being normally held out of operative position with respect to the laten or valve and requiring a movement to be given l it to bring it into such operative relation before it' can be caused to give its actuating movementto the latch or valve. This actuaitonlfurthermore, iS so constructed, yas .by

Speccetion of Letters Patent.

operating the latch. l*

'Patented Nov., 24, 23.914.

Serial No. 776,533.

lrelation therewith. C

For a full understanding of the .invention reference may be had to the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated two constructions embodying the invention, the oonstructions chosen being a latch mechanism for use with hand bags and the like, and a gas lighting fixture. lt will be understood, however, ,that the invention is capable of .use in many other' relations.

Referring now to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bag frame ,partly broken away showing the latch construction employed for holding the two parts ofthe frame closed and the improved actuator for `ig. 2 is a plan view of the construction shown in Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and il are cross sections taken respectivelyon the lines 3 3 and #1 4 of Fig. 1. Figs. 5 and 6 are views partly in'section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. l showing respectively the vlatch mechanism in closed and o en position. Fig. is a side elevation part y in` section of .a gps lighting xture showing the valve andt e improved actuator vfor operating the saine, and Fig. 8 is a vcross sectionA taken on tlieline 8-8 'of Fig. 7.

Referring now to Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, 1 and 2 indicate the twparts of the frame ilsuallyemployedin hand bags :to which .the l atar for operating the latch has been given its operating movement, in other words, so that the latch cannot be fo erated except by operating the actuator.. n the :particular construction illustrated, the stationary member of'thelatch (umiprises a U shape plate 4, suitably secured on the frame 2 having inwardly extending legs 5, 6, theleg 6 being somewhat .longer than thevleg 5. 'These' legs are each provided at points intermediate their ends with apertures 7. Cooperating member may be somewhat varied. As illusf trated, it comprises a thin disk or plate having` a collar or hub l0 which fits over a stud or projection 11 on a supporting plate 12 suitably secured on the bag frame, although if desired the stud could be formed on the trame 1 itself, the plate beingr freely rotatable on the stud. This plate is cut out or recessed to forni an abutment 13, and a pair of hooked arms 11, l5, the ends ot' these hooked arms being arranged to project through the slots 7 of the plate e, before referred to.

In the position shown in Fig. 5, 'the parts are shown in closed or latched position. By rotating' the plate the abutment 13 presses against the end of the leg 6 of plate 4r and pushes the plate outwardly to the position shown in Fig. (5, the hooks disenn gagging from the slots in the legs of the plate. By positioning hooked arm l-i so that when it is projected through the slot 7 the hoolt is transverse to the direction of movement ol the plate fi, the hook cannot Vbe freed from the plate until the movable plate is rotated. Any accidental opening of the bag is thus eli'ectually prevented. "While two hooked arms have been shown, and will preferably be used, arm 15 may be omitted, iiil desired, arm 14 being relied on to hold the part-s in position. 1n the construction illustrated, the closing of the bag' causes the end ot the leg 6 of the latch member to come in contact with abutment 13 and through it rotates the plate in the opposite direction and brings the hooked arms into their holding position in the notches oiE the legs 5, 6 of the plate 4.

1n accordance with the invention, there is provided au actuator for rotating the plate ivhereby the latch is opened. The particular construction ol this actuator may be somewhat varied. The actuator will, however, be so constructed as to be normally held out oli' operative turning relation with the plate, so that. to turn the plate the acuator must lirst be brought into operative relation therewith and then given a` further movement to rotate the plate. As illustrated, thi actuator is in the form of a stud 1G, having an inner recess 16 and provided with a finger grip 17 by which it may be rotated. The actuator may be mounted in the frame in any suitable manner. ln the particuhir construction illustrated the actuator is provided with two or more depending lugs or pins 18 which enter loosely in suit: ble holes or recesses lf) in the plate, thc plate being rotated by the actuator through these pins. The laccidental operation of the latch by the'. actuator., is prevented by normally hold- Vthe plate.

:caracas ing the actuator out of turning relation with the plate so that the actuator' must be released bel'ore it can be operated to move The construction for effecting this may be somewhat varied. As illustrated, there is provided a pair of supports 2() on which is secured a cross plate 2l, having;l a-central aperture through which the actuator may project. r)Chis cross plate 21 intermediate the ends oi" each of its long sides is notched at On the actuator are transverse pins 23 which extend into the notches 22 when the actuator is in normal position, the actuator through these pins being prevented from rotation until it has been depressed suiliciently to free the pins trom the ivalls of the slot. This depression of the actuator is eifected by pushing it downwardly, the pins 18 on the actuator sliding in the holes 19 in the plate before referred to.

From the construction so far described, it is apparent that the bag` cannot be aceidentally opened and theI latch is held closed until the actuator hasbeen depressed and then given a rotary movement to rotate the plate. ln the best constructions, the actuator vvill be so constructed that When the bag is closed the closing,r movement of the latch returns the actuator to its normal position, that is, the position in which it is in inoperative turning relation With the plate. The construction for effecting this may be somewhat varied, but a simple and convenient construction consists in seating the actuator against a spring 25, this spring" being' conveniently located Within the recess 16 in the stud 1.6 and takingagainst the plate. When the plate is rotated in a reverse direction, the actuator is likewise rotated through pins 18 until pins Q2 come opposite the slots in cross plate 21, when the spring' will force the pins into the slots and the actuator is thus held against rotary movement until it is again depressed.

In Figs. 7 and 8, the principle of the invention has been shown as applied to an ordinary gas tixture'used for gas lighting' purposes. In such a construction it is de,

sirable that the valve 'For controlling the supply ot' gas to the burner be securely held against accidental displacement, and it is fiuthermore desirable that When the valve is operated to discontinue the supply of gas that the mechanism for thus holding the valve should be returned to such position that the valve cannot be again operated until auch mechanism has been actuated.

While the construction by which the in volition may be utilized for this purpose may he somewhat varied, in the construction illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8, the valvel 30 of usual construction, is mounted to rotate on a stud Ell.. The lower end ot this valve is provided with a key-way 32 inthe :form of a narrow slot extending across the lower.v

ative relation therewith. In the particular construction illustrated, theJ actuator includes a stud 33 which is adapted to work in a recessed hub 34 suitably secured in any manner to the xture 35. The actuator is provided vvith a handle 36 which may be grasped by the lingers to operate the actuator. The other end of the actuator is slotted and in the slot. is securely fixed a key 37 proportioned to 4take in the key-Way 32 in the valve before referred to. The key 37 is somewhatilonger than the diameter ofthe recess in the hub in which the actuator operates, and the hub 34 is provided with a transverse slot 39 in which the key seats whenthe parts are 1n non-operative position, this construction forming a. convenient support for the actuator through the ends ofA the keycontaeting with the bottom Wall of the slot as shown in Fig. 8.

It will be seen from this construction that the actuator must be first pushed upwardly to free the key 37 from the transverseslot ,A 39, and permit the actuator to b eturne'd.A When the actuator is so moved the key 37' enters the key-Way 32 in the'valve, and the valve may then be given a turnmgmovement to open-the same. The valve 1s thus l, held throughthe construction described se.

curely against accidental opening. In the bestv constructions, when thevalveis operated by the a'lctuator to close the valve, vthe actuatorfhwill be returnedto normal or nonoperati'e position. yViflaile this may `be 'ac-. complished by various'ways, in the construetion illustrated there is provided a spring' 40 which seats between a collar 3 8 on the actuator 'and a shelf 42 in thehub 34, this spring acting tg cause the actuator to return' 4 toits normal position. When the actuator is operated to close the valve, as soon as the` key comes opposite the slot 3,9 in the hub 34, the action of the spring forces the actuator outwardly and frees the key from the key- Way. The key cannot bereturned into the key-Way until the actuator has been pushedl `inwardly to .freethe key from the slot 39 I inthe hub.

The invention has been shown and described in a simple and convenient form,

and asappliedto a' latch construction, and a valve construction. It will be understood that changes and variations Imay be made in the particular construction employed, and

that the invention is capable of a wide range of'uses, and that it is not to be restricted to 'with the member for rotating it, a spring against'which the actuator 1s moved into rotary actuating relation With the member and which acts to throw the actuator out of such relation therewith, and means carried by the actuator for locking it in non-rotatable position whenit is returned thereto by the spring.

2. In a bag or similar article, the com-binati'on with the bag frames 'of fixed plate 4 having slotted legs 5,6, rotary locking plate S having. locking arms 14,15 arranged' to project into the slots in the legs,a nd actuato 16 for rotating plate 8f 3? In a bag or similar articlel the combination with the bag frames of nx'ed` plate 4 having legs 5, 6, rotary locking plate 8 having hooked arm 14ctaking in a slot i leg 5,

abutmentl on plateS with whio leg 6 contacts and actuator- 16 for rotating plate 8.

4. In a4 bag or/-siinilarfartic c; the combination with the/bag frames" ofiiixed plate 4 haying slotted/leg 6, rctar'y'r locking plate 8 vhavingrho/oked arm' 115 ,taking in the slot in leg 6, abutment 13 on plate 8 with which -leg 6 contacta-and an actuator r16 for rotatosWALD- LORENZ. Hans Wninn.

`Witnesses J. A.Gnavns,

P. B. PHILIPP. 

